Recently, when I can, I have started going back to the gym. And while I do not do much there, I know deep down that some activity is better than no activity. It can be hard to push through and go and put in the effort that is needed sometimes, but in the end, I know that it is worth it.

In recent years, there has been a greater connection between physical health and mental health. It is not only the fact that the medications that I am on can cause increased appetite and weight gain, but also exerting energy during exercise can be quite beneficial for releasing energy that has been built up from being stressed over time.

I have belonged to various gyms since the time I was a teenager, sometimes by force and sometimes not. But it has never really stuck with me for an extensive period because there is eventually something that keeps me from going back. However, it was last week that I realized that I was getting into the same habit that I was getting in during the pandemic, that I was spending money for the gym membership and not going to the gym again as I had promised myself that I would do.

My mother reminded me of this again and as hard as it can be to hear things from my mother that I sometimes do not want to hear, it is sometimes the thing that I need to hear, and I pushed myself out the door and went. At first it was the hardest thing that I had to do because it had been some time since being there, but I did it and that is what mattered the most.

Thankfully, it has once again become a habit that I like to start the day doing because it is an effective way for me to start the day. There is a peace of mind within myself that I have on that treadmill that I can find where I can feel like I am letting go of the burdens that I am holding in myself in the form of negative energy and by letting that negative energy out  I can feel so much better about myself and when my workout is finished, I feel so much better for putting the energy and going and putting forth the effort that I had to do to get to the gym and get home, I know that I had done the right thing.

I am hoping that I can continue this good habit that I have created for myself because I know deep down that it is something that I want to do and that it can be a good thing for me if I allow myself to keep the habit going and eventually it will prove its work off in dividends but it is by allowing myself to do what I know that I need to do because I know that I am worth what I am investing towards the gym membership each and every month and I need to continue to make use of it because it something that can be beneficial if I allow it to be!